Is it posable to connect 2 ISPs to Airport Extreme?

Is it posable to connect 2 ISPs to Airport Extreme for Redundancy and load balancing?  If not with Airport Extreme woudl it be posable with 2 airport extremes or some other hardware.  I know there are Cisco rauthers taht suport dual WAN but trying to stay with apple products for easier integrations as our office is primerely mac oriented.

You will need a dual WAN router to be able to do what you want. Cisco would be a good choice for this.
If you use 2 AirPort Extremes, you will have two completely separate connections....and no way to balance the load between them.

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  • We recently switched ISPs. To connect to the new ISP our Airport Extreme has to be in bridge mode. Now our Nintendo Wii won't connect to the Airport. Is it an issue with bridge mode that is causing this?

    We recently switched ISPs. To connect to the new ISP our Airport Extreme has to be in bridge mode. Now our Nintendo Wii won't connect to the Airport. Is it an issue with bridge mode that is causing this? We're running two Macs wirelessly with no problems.  And the Wii did connect before the switch.

    Hello and thanks for the reply.  I gave this a try, turned off Airport on one of the computers and tried the Wii again.  Still no connection.  I should say that we're also running an old G4 (wired) off the Airport as well, with no problems.  I've tried many things to make the Wii to work, including power cycling the Airport, turning off the security settings in the Airport, resetting the Airport to it's default and redoing the network, resetting the network setting on the Wii (several times), moved the Airport closer to the Wii, all with no luck.  The Wii "sees" the Airport but won't connect to it.  I'm at a loss for anything else to try, so any help is appreciated.

  • When connecting wired my router straight from my internet provider I get speeds in the 90mps range.  Now when connecting wired through my airport extreme I get speeds near 10mps. Also when using wireless for my ipad3 I recieve download speeds of .63mps.

    When connecting, wired, to my router from my ISP I get speeds in the 90mbps range.  Then when connecting, wired, to my Airport Extreme I get speeds of 10mbps.  Wirelessly I get download speeds of 6mbps on my laptops and only 1mbs with my Ipad3.  I am making sure only one device is sharing the network to make sure to get accurate results.  Why are things so slow?

    Hi Ty,
    First, check with you ISP to see what speed they've promised.  In my case, they indicated that the speed should be greater than 50 Mbps.  If they say that it should be significantly higher than what your getting, then try the following if you're using Airport Utility v.6.:
    1. Open the Airport Utility (Desktop: Command+Shift+U to open Utility Folder, select Airport Utility)
    2. Click on the visual representation of the Airport Extreme and then select "Edit" (bottom right corner)
    3. When the window opens (to a tab "Base Station"), click on the "Wireless" tab,
    -it should have the following options: Network Mode, Wireless Network Name, Wireless Security, Wireless Password, Verify Password, a checkbox with "Enable Guest Network", and a button "Wireless Options..."]
    4. Select "Wireless Options", which should open another window with the following options:
    5Ghz network name, Country, a checkbox with "Create hidden Network", Radio Mode, 2.4 GHz Channel, and 5 GHz Channel [both of which can stay on "Automatic"]
    5. Clicking on  "Radio Mode" will bring up a list in which the las option should read:
    802.11n only (5Ghz) - 802.11n only (2.4 GHz)
    Once you click "Save", your router will blink amber for a little while and then it should work.
    Hope this helps.  Let me know if it does/doesn't.
    DFLovesBikes
    p.s. I apologize if the directions were excessively explicit, but I was thinking about my 73 year-old mother trying to follow them, so I erred on the side of making them more understandable.  Good luck.

  • Can't connect wireless device to airport extreme

    I bought airport extreme router second hand and am connecting it to HP desktop windows 8.  All software is installed properly and router is connected.  I have a solid green light, and internet access on desktop, but cannot connect wireless devices to network (kindle, cell phone, etc.)  All wireless devices show excellent network signal strength, allow me to put the password in, but all show connected and have not internet access.

    This appears to be a simple modem, so assuming that you reset the modem completely before you connected it to the AirPort Extreme, the next step would be to check to insure that the AirPort is in router mode and not bridge mode.
    Open up AirPort Utility, click on the AirPort Extreme, and then click Manual Setup
    Click the Internet icon at the top of the window
    Click the Internet Connection tab just below that
    Make sure that the setting for Connection Sharing is set to Share a public IP address
    Click Update to save any changes, and give the AirPort a full minute to restart
    Check the network again to see if devices can connect now.

  • Why does 2 Airport Expresses connects to one another instead of connecting to the primary Airport Extreme For internet Connectivity ?

    I have Netgear DG834G router only for dsl connectivity wifi connectivity to that router is off. i have connected netgear that provides adsl connectivity to the  (Shakeel's Airport Extreme) Airport Extreme dual band Wireless N 5th generation via cat 5 cable so airport extreme is the main wifi device through which i get wifi signals at my home. now our house is big and i have installed the adsl netgear modem and airport extreme router at the same place in my room in the upper story but the signals are weak even in the upper story at the other end of the house so i have installed the new airport express dual band wireless N in the upper story (Kafeel's airport express) and it is connected to the primary airport extreme  (Shakeel's Airport Extreme) wireless router in range extention mode it repeats the same ssid. Our ground floor has another airport express dual band wireless N the new one ( Lounge's airport express) signal was weak there so i installed another airport express (Lounge's Airport Express) their and configured it to extend the range of primary router airport extreme  (Shakeel's Airport Extreme) in the upperstory with the same ssid. Now the problem i am facing that sometimes lounge's airport express connects to kafeel's airport express instead of connecting to the airport extreme and the signals in lounge are weak because all the devices are connected to kafeels airport express and does not connect to lounge air port express. but when lounge airport express is connected to primary router airport extreme then everything works fine devices connect to lounge airport express and signals are full. i have took pictures of the problem i am facing you will understand better by having a look at it. In normal working setup both the airport expresses are connected to airport extreme which is shown in this picture
    The second picture shows when lounge airport express is connected to kafeels airport express and not the airport extreme (Shakeel's Airport Extreme) this is the problem.
    isnt there a way to correct this so that they dont connect with each other and connect to the airport extreme ?

    Lounge's AirPort Express must be located signficantly closer to Shakeel's AirPort Extreme than it is to Kafeel's AirPort Express, and there must be fewer obstructions in the signal path than the other possible connection.
    The reason is that if you want Lounge's AirPort Express to connect to Shakeel's AirPort Extreme, it must receive a significantly stronger wireless signal from Shakeel's AirPort Extreme than it does from Kafeel's AirPort Express.

  • Unable to connect Brother printer to Airport Extreme using USB

    Hi, I recently bought a Brother HL-2270DW printer, which has 802.11 b/g wireless capabilities.  My airport extreme (2008 model) is set to 802.11 n (5 ghz), so I can't set-up the printer wirelessly to the airport extreme without changing to 802.11 b/g.  Instead I'm fine hooking up the printer to the airport extreme using a USB.  When I first turn on the printer, I can print from my Macbook, but after a few minutes, the printer goes offline and has to be turned off/on.  When I try to Open Printer Utility, there is a connection error.  I have the right driver installed, and I can print fine for a few minutes after turning on the printer, and all the time when the printer is connected to the Macbook directly using the USB.  I would like to use the printer by connecting it to the airport extreme using the USB or Ethernet.  Any help would be much appreciated, thanks,

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  • Will Time Machine work with an external hard drive connected (via usb) to Airport Extreme?

    Will Time Machine work with an external hard drive connected (via usb) to Airport Extreme?

    Sorry, but this article is about 4 years old, and was printed based on preliminary information at the time.
    The bottom line here is that Apple does not officially support Time Machine backups to a drive at the USB port of the AirPort Extreme.
    If it works for you, great.
    You might want to review the Apple Support documents below, which are far more recent than the article you reference:
    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.6/en/15139.html
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2038
    It is supported.....
    This is NOT correct. Please do not post false information on the forums.

  • HT4907 i am trying to set up an airdisk that is connected to my parents airport extreme, though next to my iCloud account details i get a yellow status light and can't get a hold on the airdisk being connected to an other internet connection..what should

    i am trying to set up an airdisk that is connected to my parents airport extreme,
    though next to my iCloud account details i get a yellow status light and can't get a hold on to the airdisk when i'm being connected to a different internet connection..what should i do?
    sharing is enabled and i entered the right account details.
    the disk shows up connected to my parents network, but i want to access it from my place as well

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    To use Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, your Macintosh needs:
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        * Built-in FireWire
        * At least 256 MB of RAM (I recommend 1GB minimum)
        * DVD drive (DVD-ROM), Combo (CD-RW/DVD-ROM) or SuperDrive (DVD-R) for installation
        * At least 3 GB of free disk space; 4 GB if you install the XCode 2 Developer Tools  (I recommend 20GB minimum)
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1514
    http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=mac+os+x+tiger+retail+10.4
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  • Can't connect to MacBook with Airport Extreme

    I just swapped Airport Extreme base with new Airport Extreme 8012.N and now my Macbook can't connect to internet, keeps cutting out and dropping off. I have an iMac G5 connected via ethernet to Airport Extreme and Macbook in living room. It was working fine with old Airport Extreme router. I also have an Apple Express (not new 8012.N ) but it just blinks orange when plugged in. Any help would be appreciated.

    You have to power down everything to start with. Make a clean slate so to speak.
    I switched from an older Air Port Express to the new Extreme. Run the new software and when you power back up the new base station should show in the window. Follow the steps. It made me feel stupid the 1st time through and I had to do it again. You have to take your bent paperclip and reset.
    After I got the new base station up and running I took the old Express and used it for Airtunes. At first it just blinked and wouldn't show up on the list of devices. I had to do the paperclip thing. And there it was! Green light! Follow the steps for Airtunes. Then I had to reconfigure my settings for my HP 3300 series wireless printer. That wasn't so bad, it all worked.
    The machines all work well; we all just need pay close attention to the instructions.
    I think that the Apple on line instructions could be a bit more clear. It all worked as it was supposed to but it was certainly a trial and error process.

  • Why do I lose internet connection when I put airport extreme into bridge mode to correct Double NAT issue

    I reset my airport extreme router the other day because I was too lazy to reset the password on my private network.
    I have been reading the advice found on apple support communities and wide web, but the solutions do not solve any problems and often create new ones.
    I'm regretting because everything was working just fine.
    But I remember having this double nat error when I first set it up a few months back, but now I cannot resolve it.
    I would live with the yellow light, but it seems that this double nat error is preventing my playstation 3 from connecting to the airport extreme.
    When I put the aiport extreme into bridge mode, I loose all my wireless networks, even when I reboot the airport extreme and the modem.
    I try rebooting the modem, then the airport. and vice versa. No internet.
    I switch back to NAT/DCHP and the internet works fine on apple devices, but not the playstation 3, and I have the 1 Double NAT error.
    I have a plain stock Motorolla modem and I can dial in and see settings (although nothing about NAT). I didn't see where to see them.
    I tried setting the DHCP only but it said it didn't like the settings. is there a stock range i could be using?

    I have a plain stock Motorolla modem and I can dial in and see settings (although nothing about NAT). I didn't see where to see them.
    Exact model .. motorola make adsl, cable and probably wireless modems.. with some modems and some modem router.. we need exact info. What kind of broadband do you have?
    I would note.. some of the motorola cable modems seem to have issues with the apple routers. If you are about due to change modems.. now is a good time.. not another motorola.
    If the modem is a straight cable modem, the AE must be in router mode.. but you need to power down the cable modem. maybe for 20min so the new router can pick up the IP address.
    You cannot use DHCP alone.. the ISP do not give you a block of IP addresses.
    You cannot use bridge with a pure modem.. you will find it works.. but only to one device.
    The only reason you get double NAT is the failure to pick up the public IP.
    Give the info required..
    If you have trouble, I need the actual IP of the modem. the actual IP of the AE WAN port when plugged in. Screenshots are good.

  • Cannot get MacBook to connect to internet with Airport Extreme

    Starting this in a new thread so it doesn't get lost:
    I'm having a similar issue as a previous poster. I got the AEBS set up and working on my PC (running XP)--light was green, able to connect to internet. However, when I tried to connect using my MacBook it would not connect. It was telling me "ethernet not connected" and "firewire not connected". Already updated my OS to Snow Leopard. I wanted to switch from my previous wifi connection (belkin--no security code) to the AEBS, but I wound up having to switch back after trying to figure this out for SEVERAL HOURS. All the connections were correct--basically just transferred over the belkin wires to the AEBS--cable modem into the AEBS WAN port and then the other connecting cable into the ethernet ports to connect the modem to the AEBS. Tried switching the cables also--neither worked in getting the wifi connected. Tried rebooting both the cable modem and the AEBS--did not fix the wifi connection issue. I am ready to return this thing if I cannot get this figured out without wasting another 6 hours. After trying to reset everything I then wound up getting an issue where I could not connect at all even though the green light was on and the cable modem's lights were all on and I got an error code: error-6753. Again tried rebooting everything, but still had the same error code. I have unplugged the blasted thing, reset my Belkin so I can at least get back on-line and connect with the MacBook as well. Any suggestions? Not familiar with techie language.
    UPDATE--just looked on the MacBook again to see how the belkin is connected. It says "airport connected", "ethernet not connected", "firewire not connected": same as when I had the AEBS set up. Airport connected was indicated with the AEBS also. Able to connect with the belkin, but not the AEBS on the MacBook. HELP

    Thanks for the clarification.
    You know that you need to reset the cable modem whenever you change the device that it is connected to, correct? Push the reset button, power off the modem, (and pull the battery if it's easily accessible). The power down can be a few minutes to 30-60 depending on your provider. It's always better to leave the modem powered down longer rather than shorter if you're not sure how fast the equipment at your ISP will reset back at their offices.
    You're probably tired of resetting the AirPort Extreme, but I would recommend a factory default reset to clear everything out and start fresh.
    Power off the AirPort Extreme (AEBS)
    Hold in the reset button and keep holding it in while you plug the power back into the AEBS
    Keep holding the reset button until you see the amber light blink more quickly, hold another second or two when you see this, and then release.
    Connect the ethernet cable from the modem to the WAN (circle icon) port on the AEBS. I also suggest that you temporarily connect another ethernet cable from your Mac to one of the LAN <-> ports until you have the device configured.
    Open AirPort Utility and click Continue to follow the guided setup. On the 3rd or 4th window, you'll be asked how you want to configure the device. Choose the "Create a wireless network" option and continue to follow the setup until you Update the AEBS. You should have a green light in 20-30 seconds.
    For now, keep the ethernet cable connected from the LAN port to your computer and open your browser to check and see if you can get an internet connection. If so, then disconnect the ethernet cable and click the AirPort icon at the top of the screen to see if you can locate the name of wireless network you created and log on.
    Please post back on your progress or questions.

  • Can't connect windows xp using airport extreme to internet

    Hi i just purchased my airport extreme base station. I tried connecting it to my windows xp for internet and so i can have wireless connection to my macbook.
    Im using timewarner cable as my ISP connected through ethernet. I choose DHCP in the configuration to detect IP address provided but I couldn't connect and it tells me invalid IP address.. (i followed the instruction from the manual)... I tried to do it manually then I typed my IP address,but it asks for
    1. Subnet Mask- not sure so I just went by whats default which is 255.255.0.0
    2. router address- I dont know where to get this.. tried 10.0.1.1, 10.0.1.2, 192.168... no clue where to get this...
    The light was on amber when I used DHCP (automatic)- which gives me error of wrong IP address
    After I did it manually with my IP address its now green still no internet connection (problem is probably subnet mask and router address)
    can anybody help please?
    HP 1240n Windows XP Macbook
    HP 1240n   Windows XP   Macbook

    Ace83, Welcome to the discussion area!
    I tried connecting it to my windows xp for internet...
    The cable modem should be powered off and connected to the WAN port on the AirPort Extreme base station (AEBS). The PC should be connected to one of the AEBS's LAN ports.
    Configure the AEBS to use the same settings as the PC was using to connect to the Internet. The PC should now be configured to use DHCP and Ethernet to get on the Internet.

  • Connecting to Interenet via Airport Extreme

    I have installed the AE Base station, connecting to the internet thru ethernet connection from WAN port to modem (which is connected wirelessly to my ISP).
    I can connect to the internet using my MAcbook Pro running system 10.4.8 or 9 but when I try to connect using a TiPowerbook running 10.3.9 I am unable to connect.
    I tried to set up a network, but when trying to connect using TiPB keep getting an error - ERROR CONNECTING TO NETWORK - when using airport to access.
    I cannot see the network when connecting using airport.
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    The ideal scenario would be if we didn't have to protect our wireless networks, but that wouldn't be too realistic in today's environment. The next best would be to use WPA or WPA2 encryption which, at present, is extremely difficult to break. Finally, as a minimum, you should use WEP.
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    Minumum Requirements for WPA
    - AirPort Extreme Base Station (AEBS) w/firmware 5.5, or
    - 802.11n AirPort Extreme Base Station (AEBSn) w/firmware 7.0, or
    - AirPort Express Base Station (AX) w/firmware 6.1
    - AirPort Extreme or AirPort clients running Mac OS X 10.3 or later
    - AirPort for Mac 3.3
    Minimum Requirements for WPA2
    - AirPort Extreme Base Station (AEBS) w/firmware 5.7, or
    - 802.11n AirPort Extreme Base Station (AEBSn) w/firmware 7.0, or
    - AirPort Express Base Station (AX) w/firmware 6.3
    - AirPort Extreme or AirPort clients running Mac OS X 10.3 or later
    - AirPort for Mac 4.2, or
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  • Ethernet Connection Randomly Dropping w/ AirPort Extreme Router

    My wired ethernet connection drops sometimes randomly, but I think it tends to do it more if I'm in an audio chat with someone on iChat (not sure). Here is my setup:
    FiOS ISP (always been reliable in the past) -> AirPort Extreme (router) -> Cisco gig-e switch (reliable) -> 2008 Mac Pro running Snow Leopard (no I do not use wifi) (my computer) -> Internet sharing to my brother's computer via ethernet port 2 (set up after the new router was installed, but problem happened without it)
    It seemed to start doing this once I switched the router to AirPort Extreme. We were using the one Verizon gave us, a junky Actiontec router that was messing with our DNS and port forwardings but wasn't dropping my computer's connection randomly.
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    Try the basics first:
       Change your router channel number.  Most times this works & is all you have to do.
    Disconnect & reconnect your modem.  unplug it for about 10 seconds.  Plug it back in.  Do the same for Apple’s routers.  Wait for everything to reboot.
    System Preferences>Network
    Click the Assist Me button.
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    Research Knowledge Base for network problems that pertain to the OS that is currently installed on your computer.   See these basic networking KB Articles:  http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1401 AirPort troubleshooting guide
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2712 Using network locations in Mac OS X
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    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1714 Solutions for connecting to the Internet, setting up a small network, and troubleshooting
    ============================
    What to do when you can't connect to the Internet
    Also, run the Airport Utility app which is located inside the Utilities folder.
    =====================
    If using a  Linksys router, contact LinkSys Customer Support and/or post in their forums.
    If using Apple's Airport, please re-post over in one of the AirPort Forums.

  • Powerbook Titanium won't connect to internet via Airport Extreme.

    Hi everyone, I just boght an used Airport Extreme (White UFO version) and getting it to work with my MBP took about 5min and then it worked like a charm but my wifes Powerbook titanium is another thing...
    It will connect to the router but I can not connect to the internet, the same with my "Scrap/sparepart" Powerbook titanium... it connects to the router but it stops there. My wifes PB has an original first gen. Airport card and my spare PB uses an Sonnet extreme PCI card.
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    Im starting to lose my mind here running out of ideas...
    And my wife is getting more and more crumpy since she cant check mail or surf on her computer.
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    It sounds like the problem with the PowerBooks is that both have the incorrect DNS settings for your ISP.
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